November 5, 2025
Minneapolis Rejects Socialist Surge — Frey Clinches Third Term
Jacob Frey Holds Off Socialist Omar Fateh in Minneapolis’ High-Stakes Mayoral Battle — What It Means for America Minneapolis woke Wednesday to the news that Jacob Frey had secured a third term as mayor, narrowly defeating challenger Omar Fateh in a dramatic ranked-choice election that many saw as a referendum on left-wing momentum in American cities. According to official results, Frey earned just over 50 percent of the vote in the final round to Fateh’s 44 percent, after a field of 15 candidates and multiple rounds of tabulation. The result has triggered a wave of analysis about what it tells












